Joe Veras was born on May 1, in Cevicos, a municipality of Cotui in the Dom… Read Full Bio ↴Joe Veras was born on May 1, in Cevicos, a municipality of Cotui in the Dominican Republic. He is the fourth of thirteen children born to Mr. Soto Veras and Mrs. Maria del Carmen Batista. He involved himself in music at an early age starting in ecclesiastic choirs in his village - Cotui. He pursued a university degree in Santo Domingo, then chose to pursue an artistic career. A music project led to a contract with Darlenis Records Company. He recorded his first production, Con Amor, in 1993. His debut was well received by bachata afficionados.

Joe Veras signed a contract with Hipolito Records in 1995 and recorded Con Mas Amor and Asi es la Vida. These productions spread throughout the country and internationally and won him the Casandra Award in 1997. In New York he received a platinum award for selling more than 300,000 copies of Con Mas Amor. He gained further notoriety in the Dominican Republic, winning local awards called premios globos.

Joe Veras then signed a contract with J&N Records. and the hit song Por Tu Amor became one of the leaders in popularity followed by Carta de Verano. Throughout his artistic career Joe Veras is continuously grateful to the media for their incomparable support.

For over a decade, Joe Veras has exercised leadership as a composer, musical arranger and bachata artist. Thus far in his career he has managed to record seven soulful productions for his fans: Con Amor, Con Mas Amor, Asi es la Vida, Aceptame como Soy, Reencuentro, Simplemente and Desde mi Alma.

With the launch of his tenth musical production, La Travesia, has become a trend, setting milestone in the evolution of bachata. Tonto Corazon, a production to admire, his lively guitar and romantic voice are sure to bring much enjoyment to old and new fans alike. Carta de Verano, the popular singer earned further acceptance both on a national and international level, and became one of the most popular Bachata singers of our country. Carta de Verano has eleven songs; Intentalo Tu is the song that is being promoted both nationally and internationally. Currently, Carta de Verano is one of the highest selling CDs under the tropical music category "bachata" and one of the highest selling bachata albums in Latin America.

In 2003, Joe Veras performed at the Miss Canada Pageant in Toronto and opened the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo. He went on to win his second Casandra Award for Bachatero of the Year.

Joe Veras has shared his love for music and romance in the form of bachata in Belgium, Holland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Guadeloupe, Antigua, Tortola Island, St. Croix, St.Thomas, St. Martin, Aruba, Curacao, Martinique, Canada and the United States.

Joe Veras won the prestigious Tropical Airplay Track Of The Year, "Intentalo Tu," (J&N) 2004 Billboard Latin Music Awards handed out on April 29 in Miami.

Joe Veras is greatly admired and respected by his fans all over the world. He is a man with a soft voice and a unique style, a poet of grand emotion.

Sexto Sentido
Joe Veras Lyrics

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Inconfundible
Estello de luz, que me has hecho cambiar
Mi forma de sentir, mi forma de pensar
Eres lo más lindo, que me ha podido pasar

En los años que he vivido, tú eres algo especial
Es que mis ojos son intrusos, se quedaron mirando
Haciéndome tuyo, se quedaron mirando

Haciéndome tuyo

Yo tengo un sexto sentido, tú lo has puesto a funcionar
Bendita sea mi mente, que te puede imaginar
Ay déjame...

Utilizar mis ojos para verte
Utilizar mi oídos para escucharte
Utilizar mis manos y acariciarte
Utilizar mis labios, para besarte
Y mi olfato para oler tu fragancia
Mi mente para pensar en ti

Déjame, (déjame besar tu boca, ayayay)
(Déjame estrechar tus manos)
(Déjame volverte loca)
Con mis labios

(Déjame besar tu boca, ayayay)
(Déjame estrechar tus manos)
(Déjame volverte loca)
Con mis labios

Joe Veras, el hombre de tu vida
Que linda suena mi guitarra

Es que mis ojos son intrusos, se quedaron mirando
Haciéndome tuyo, se quedaron mirando
Haciéndome tuyo
Yo tengo un sexto sentido, tú lo has puesto a funcionar
Bendita sea mi mente, que te puede imaginar
Ay déjame...

Utilizar mis ojos para verte
Utilizar mi oídos para escucharte
Utilizar mis manos para tocarte
Utilizar mis labios, para besarte
Y mi olfato para oler tu fragancia
Mi mente para pensar en ti

Déjame, (déjame besar tu boca, ayayay)
(Déjame estrechar tus manos)
(Déjame volverte loca)
Con mis labios

(Déjame besar tu boca, ayayay)
(Déjame estrechar tus manos)

(Déjame volverte loca)
Con mis labios

Overall Meaning

The song "Sexto Sentido" by Joe Veras is a beautiful ode to the transformative power of love. The opening lines, "Estello de luz, que me has hecho cambiar/Mi forma de sentir, mi forma de pensar" ("Star of light, you've made me change/My way of feeling, my way of thinking"), set the tone for the rest of the song. The singer admits that in all the years he's lived, he's never encountered anything quite like the person he's singing about. He says that his eyes are intruders, constantly looking at that person because they've become so important to him. The person brings out a sixth sense in him, a sensitivity that he never knew existed before.

The chorus is a plea from the singer to the object of his affection, begging her to let him use all his senses to experience her. He wants to see her, hear her, touch her, taste her, and smell her; he wants to think about her all the time. And he especially wants to kiss her. The repeated refrain of "Déjame besar tu boca" ("Let me kiss your mouth") emphasizes the singer's desire for physical intimacy, but it's clear that this is just one aspect of his love for this person. He wants to experience her in every way possible. Overall, "Sexto Sentido" is a beautiful tribute to the all-consuming power of love.

Line by Line Meaning

Inconfundible
Unmistakable

Estello de luz, que me has hecho cambiar
You are a shining star, who has changed me

Mi forma de sentir, mi forma de pensar
My way of feeling, my way of thinking

Eres lo más lindo, que me ha podido pasar
You are the most beautiful thing that has happened to me

En los años que he vivido, tú eres algo especial
In the years I've lived, you are something special

Es que mis ojos son intrusos, se quedaron mirando
My eyes are intruders, they stayed looking

Haciéndome tuyo, se quedaron mirando
Making me yours, they stayed looking

Yo tengo un sexto sentido, tú lo has puesto a funcionar
I have a sixth sense, you have put it to work

Bendita sea mi mente, que te puede imaginar
Blessed be my mind, which can imagine you

Ay déjame...
Oh, let me...

Utilizar mis ojos para verte
Use my eyes to see you